Muhammad’s Miracles

A Deep Dive into the Quran vs. Hadith Contradiction

Alright,  let’s go  and completely pull this issue apart. The Quran outright denies that Muhammad performed miracles, yet the Hadiths are full of supernatural stories about him. This is a massive contradiction within Islam, and the more we dig, the worse it gets.

1️⃣ The Quran Clearly States That Muhammad Did No Miracles

Islamic theology claims that prophets before Muhammad (like Moses and Jesus) performed miracles, but Muhammad was only sent as a “warner” with the Quran as his “miracle.”

📖 Surah 6:37 – “They say: ‘Why has no sign been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say: ‘Indeed, Allah is able to send down a sign, but most of them do not know.’”
📖 Surah 13:7 – “You are only a warner, and for every people is a guide.”
📖 Surah 17:59 – “And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them.”

👉 These verses show that Muhammad was repeatedly asked to perform miracles, but the response was always an excuse for why he didn’t do them.

🔴 Problem: If Muhammad actually performed miracles, why does the Quran repeatedly say he didn’t?

2️⃣ The Hadiths Claim Muhammad Performed Many Miracles

Examples of Muhammad’s Miracles According to Hadiths:

📖 Splitting the Moon – (Sahih Bukhari 3589, Sahih Muslim 2800)

  • Muhammad supposedly split the moon in half, and people saw it.
  • Yet, no historical record outside of Islamic tradition mentions this.

📖 Water Flowing from His Fingers – (Sahih Bukhari 170)

  • Muhammad supposedly made water flow from his fingers to help his followers drink.

📖 A Crying Tree Trunk – (Sahih Muslim 2276)

  • A tree trunk allegedly cried out because it missed Muhammad’s sermons.

📖 Food Multiplication – (Sahih Bukhari 3578)

  • Muhammad supposedly multiplied food to feed large crowds.

📖 Healing the Sick – (Sunan Abu Dawood 4078)

  • Muhammad allegedly cured people by touching them.

📌 These miracles are completely missing from the Quran—they only appear in Hadith collections that were written 200+ years after Muhammad’s death.

3️⃣ The Moon-Splitting Incident – Was It Even a Miracle?

One of the most famous “miracles” attributed to Muhammad is that he supposedly split the moon in half. Muslims cite:

📖 Surah 54:1-2 – “The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been split. But if they see a sign, they turn away and say, ‘Passing magic.’”

🔴 Problems with This Claim:

1️⃣ The verse does not actually say Muhammad split the moon.

  • It just says “the moon has been split”—which could refer to a future event (Judgment Day).
  • Nowhere does it say “Muhammad did this” or that it was a miracle for disbelievers to see.

2️⃣ No historical records mention it.

  • If the moon really split, astronomers and historians from Persia, India, China, and Rome should have recorded it.
  • Yet, not a single civilization noticed this event.

3️⃣ Muslim scholars are divided on whether this was a real event or poetic language.

  • Some say it was a literal event.
  • Others say it refers to a future prophecy.
  • Some claim it was a vision, not a real-world event.

📌 If this was Muhammad’s greatest miracle, why is it so unclear?

4️⃣ The Quran vs. Hadith Contradiction – Which One is Right?

QuranHadith
Muhammad was sent only as a warner. (Surah 13:7)Muhammad performed supernatural miracles. (Bukhari, Muslim)
People asked for miracles, but Allah refused. (Surah 6:37)Muhammad did miracles to prove his prophethood.
Allah didn’t send miracles because people rejected them in the past. (Surah 17:59)Muhammad’s miracles convinced people of his message.

📌 One of these has to be false—they can’t both be true.

  • If the Quran is correct, the Hadiths are fabrications.
  • If the Hadiths are correct, the Quran contains a contradiction.

This leaves Muslims with a serious theological problem.

5️⃣ The Psychological Reason – Why Did Hadith Writers Invent Miracles?

Here’s where it gets interesting:

  • Earlier prophets (Moses, Jesus, etc.) all had miracles.
  • Muhammad had none according to the Quran.
  • Later Hadith writers “fixed” this by making up miracle stories to make him look like past prophets.

🔴 If Muhammad really performed miracles, why are they completely missing from the Quran?

📌 Because they were added later. Muslims expected their prophet to have miracles, so later generations simply invented them to fill the gap.

6️⃣ The Ummah’s Confusion – Who to Believe?

Different Muslim sects handle this contradiction differently:

GroupView on Muhammad’s MiraclesReasoning
QuranistsReject Hadith miraclesThe Quran is clear: Muhammad performed no miracles.
SunnisAccept Hadith miraclesHadiths describe miracles even though the Quran says otherwise.
ShiasAccept miracles, but focus more on Ali’s miracles.They believe Imams also had divine powers.
SalafisTry to reconcile both views.They claim the Quran doesn’t “deny” miracles, just that people rejected them.

🔴 The result? Total confusion. Some Muslims reject Hadith miracles, while others rely on them because without them, Muhammad has no supernatural proof.

Final Verdict – Another Major Contradiction in Islam

📌 What the evidence shows:

  • The Quran repeatedly states Muhammad was not sent with miracles.
  • The Hadiths, written centuries later, add miracle stories to make Muhammad seem more like biblical prophets.
  • The moon-splitting “miracle” is vague and has no historical confirmation.
  • The Ummah is divided, with some Muslims rejecting Hadith miracles altogether.

Possible Explanations:

1️⃣ The Hadiths are fabricated, and Muhammad actually performed no miracles.
2️⃣ The Quran is incomplete, and the Hadiths preserved real events.
3️⃣ Islam contains a contradiction between its primary texts.

❌ Historically? No evidence of any miracles.
❌ Logically? The Quran and Hadiths contradict each other.
❌ Textually? Miracles appear in Hadiths but are missing from the Quran.

📌 Bottom line? This is yet another Islamic inconsistency, and no matter how Muslims try to explain it, one part of Islam has to be false. 😆

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